Bearing



F. E. BRESIEN BEARING- Sept. 23, T1930.

Filed Dec. 17, 1928 v 3 Sheets-Sheet l Sept. z3, 1930.

F. E. BRESIEN 1,776,412

BEARING Filed Dec. 1'7, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 vINVENTOR l 'z'tz E resz'en BY fav Ik.

ATTORNEY v sept. z3, 1930. F. E. BRESIEN 1,176,412

BEARING Filed Dec. 17. 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR j? Z E VB11311291?. BY 'wav/u. @anw ATTORNEY @Pateied sept.. vas, `1930 1 f Farra saneren, oFJEnsEY orrYi NEW JERSEY Banniere.` p

. 1,. .v Thislinventiori'relatesgenerally to bear# yings and'has morey particular' reference' to a novellaminated, ring anti-'friction bearing.

vThe inventionh'a's -for-anvobject the pro- 5 vision of a device of the`- class '-mentioned,

which is of simpleV durableconstruction, de-

sirable in use and efficient'in action and Which can be `manufactured and: sold 'ata reasonabl'ecost f 10 The invention proposes the use of tivo 1aminated'race members and a loadc'arrying ring element or a plurality vlof load lcarrying ring elements embedded infand movir'igl in race- Ways'formedin theracemembers'. VEach of 1.5 they 'race' members include; alternate f. laminations 4and separators "arrangedras'i hereinafter described. TheV l'load carrying elenient,v or elem'entsmay bemade of finely ground, tempered-and polished steel" alloy, the lamina 20 tions of bronze 'andtheseparators of "a conipositionconsisting of Hair felt-graphite#- (tallovv l NH'OI-I), soap. .This composition is pressed into the'proper shapesunder high pressure. 'A means is .provided for properly holding each race member as a single unit and oil passages are @formed in the racefmembers lfor providing proper lubri cationandcooling. Y f v `Various different vkinds off bearings may 30 be Constructed accordingfto this invention,

such as a radial ,loadbearing, a 60 end thrust load`bear1ng, ora 30"k conicalmthrust load bearing, etc; In each case"L alternate laminas tructed for containing one 4load carrying ringer 'any numberofload carrying rings as desired. V 1

' VVBearings constructed according to'this arrangementare far superior to those used at the present time.` The lamination construction produces av' bearing ofa very strong na`` v.ture'vvhichjactingtogether vvith vthe load carrying' iin'gsfhas vvery lefficienty `operating v qualitiesf `vBesides ,thebearin'g is very simple rtoV` assemble and inassembled condition acts as-'a ivliole complete unit.V

F or-fu'rther comprehensionfof ,the inventhe device.

i tions and .separatorsl arefus'ed held inproper 05 Vrelation b a loady Carr 1n rino or rines and l e C D a holding means.- rThe bearings may be con- Lrelations by load carrying rings 17 so `to `produce a clearing space 18. i

tionandof the'obje'ctsand' advantages there- Jamaican@ inea pecemberi?, was.A senin No; 325,607.

kof,.re'ference will be had to the following description and accomi'aanying,drawing and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth. 55

rln the accompanyingdrawing forming a material'part of ythis disclosure:

' y Figure'l is a transverse vertical sectional 'vie'wfof a device constructed4 according to i A thisinvention. 69

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View, taken on the line 2-'2 of Fig. 1.

Figf is a side elevational view of oneof the load carrying rings used in the device. i

Fig. l isa plan view of one yof the laminations. 'f v v F ig. '5y is an endvievv thereof. 3 I QFig. (i` is va fragmentary ,Viewv` similar to Fig. 4 but disclosing-a master lamination `of 7 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 2, but illustratinga different form ofthe invention.v

'i Fig. 8 is a fragmentary elevational view lhpokirig in the direction of the line 8 8 of 75 Fig. v9 islavfragmentary elevationalview lookingin the direction of the line 9-9 of Fig. 7, the laminations and separators being removed. i l V vFig'.'10 is another view similar to Fig. 2, but disclosing a further modified form of the device, a portion thereof being broken away. L Fig. 11 is a fragn'ientary elevational view looking in thedirection ofthe arrows 11-11 4Ve5 ,p

of Fig. 10, and

Fig. 12 is a fragmentary elevational View. lookingin the directionof the arrows 1212 of Fig. 1,0.v f

The reference numeral 15 indicates gen-90 era'llyv a laminated race member and numeralA 16 a second laminated race member.. These laminated'race'members are held inv spaced The' laminated race'member 15 consists of y a plurality of laminatlons 19 and alternate separatorsp20; `Flach of the laminations are provided with projections 21 preferably 'on their inner ends, which pass thru thesepa'- l rators QOand engage into vgroovespQQ former in an adjacent lamination.y l

The second laminated race member L16 consists of a plurality oi' ylaiiiinations23 with alternating separators Q4; and each` of, the laiiiinations areprovided with projections 25 passing thru the separators and engaginginto recesses 26 formed in adjacent ,lamina-v 'tions. The projections 25 are preferably located on the outerl ends ot the lainiiiations One ot the laniinations ot the second lam-` inated race member is known asa master lamination and is indicated by numeral 2i. 'lhie master lamination ditiers from the other Alainiiiatioiis in that it lia'slprojections 25' projecting :from opposite sides and engaging in grooves in adjacent laminations.4 .They niasterilaniination itselthasilo grooves which are engaged by projections'irom the adjacent laininations. The laminatedrace member l5 `isialso;provided with a master lamination indicated by nnn'ieral 28. This lamination has iiofprojectionsorvgrooves Vand acts against thefa'djacent laminations tor holding them in place. It ispointed out tha-textilien the race members areassembled, the inastervflaniiiiati'ons arev placedin last orlocliiiigall ot' the laminations into -one nnit.- vThe outer zends oit the'laniinatioiis 23' are `tapeied aiid thread-V ed as indicatedby numeral-29 and, conical threaded fend rings 30 engage' uponthesr`V torholding the bearing in oney threaded ends integraluiiit.

yThe' Vload 'carrying Arings '17 are; preferably ,niadelof circnlarstoclr in transverse cross section. 'Lubrication is provided to these rings by passages k3l in the second laminated race member, providedW'ith an oilent'iancepasge; 3l `also cr'miinuiiicate sage 32,` andthe passaL with racewaysl 'iornied in the race ineinber 16 andthe race member l5 lfor receiving the load carrying rings 17.k The race niember l5 is also provided with oil passages -Sl thru vWhich-the olfniay circulate and pro-y duce cooling-effects; :Diametrically oppo.l Asite the oil entrance 32 an oil exit 3 5 is constructed' communicating with the said oil ,p'assagesl Circulation for oil exists troni the oil entrance 32' thru the passages Bland then thru the racewaysv 33 to the otherI passagesl, andthe oil eXit 35.. :Thos la conetant stream oi` oil `may pass thruthe bearing for lubricating the oil'carrying rings and for cooling purposes.r One of the lamina* tions of the race member 4l5 is Worked into `a key groove 37 for locking the race member uponl a shaft provided with a liey.-V f

' The bearing is assembled by yassembling the yinnerrace member' irst,that is the alternate V laminations and separators inside theload 'i carrying ring elements l? with said ring elements'bein-g brought into position and spaced by placing one ot the'lainiiiationsacross the passage of the ring'element in such a Way that the race'ways Will engage With therings,

tion known as 'the master lamination provided for that purpose. [The outerrac'e inemer is then assembled around.; the ring elements in a similar manner and tlienthe coni-l cal thieadedwend ringsBO are engaged in place' for completing the bearing. The particular bearing illiistratedinligs. l 'to 6 shows a Vradial load bearing adapted for ycarrying ordinary radial loads. i 'l m In Figs. 7 8 Aand Qamodiliedftorm of the l,device has been illustrated inv which a 6()" end thrust load bearing'is shown composed o'l'- SS'aiidfWitli lamination spacing projections 89. f LaminationslQ and alternatev separators 2QV are engagedwithin 'the holding ,caseV ing 30. The laminations'are providedlwith projections V21 engaging. into grooves L2" formed in adjacent laminations. Y 4. y v

, A second laminated race'meniber 1,6 coac'ts Witlitherrace member l5.V and,` consists fof a holding .casing Oa'provided with a' hub portion 40 land laininationspacingprojections 39C;Y VA;lt'ernate ll niinations 23' and separators 24 are engagedfwithin the 'holding casing 30s.' These-lamnatonsg'are provided with' @fonctions 254 ensasmsmto recesses' 26 ',Qrmed y adjacent laminations:V ,The casing 3Q?l isirorded .Wthfel Passages@ communicating' Withlraceways 33'; formed in the limi.nrlteiisY Thierlaeinatins ver@ *6.11.-

i gagedfbetiveen tlie'lamination spacingprojections 39 vfor holding them in relative positions with relation' to the holding' CaSI/lgs, f

4 The laniinations `Withinthe holding casings are4 so formed that-.an approximate` 6 0j angle exists between the point of vcontacten the `and then alternately adding separators and aniiiiationsuntil the circle is completed. by l inserting the fastening oi' locking lamina- Y aV laminated race ineinblerflvlconsisting .of a y Y f i holding case SOiorinedWith a hiib portion enf leo

lower side of the load carrying ring-17a shown engaged Within the bearing and the point otcontact of the laminations on the top Y side of 'the said ring. Each of the laminated race'menibers are ,provided withr ai master lamin ation indicated generally by `reference nunierald)J tor'locliing lthe laininations in an assembled position;` rlihe method` of assem-` bling the .parts of the bearing for formingVK the'bearing is similar to 'that described in the previous torni ofthe device.

- In :modified form otthe device illustratedy in Figs. l0, ll, and l2, a 30' conical CII v' trated in therdrawing. Separators 20';L engage between` the klaminations, and the cas ings are formed with lamination spacer projections 39a. VThe casingBOb is provided with a hub portion 38 land the casing30c has a hub portion 40. i Oil :passages 47 f are larranged within the casing 3()c and connected with passages 48m the laniinations which intiirn conf neet with the racewaysfo'rmed -in the; lami nations in which the-load! carrying rings engagel` y Y l. i y

It is pointed outy thatinfall the bearings describedthe load: carrying rings hold the first laminated race member in Aspaced relation with thesecond laminated race member for providinga clearance'between said race members, and passages for oil are provided for lubricating the loadcarrying rings and at the same time cooling the bearing.V Due to the angular relations at which the lamina? tions ofthe race members engage againstthe load carrying rings the bearing maybe constructed as a radial Lbearing or as a thrust bearing.

*lVhile I have illustrated and described my invention with some' degree ofparticularit-y I realize that in practice various alterations ,tli'erein may be made. I thereforereserve *Y the right and privilege of changing the form ao of they details ot construction or otherwise altering the arrangement of the correlated parts without departing from the scope oi' Y the appended claims;

Having thus described `my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is Y f l, Ay bearing, comprising tivo laminatedl rrace members, and load carrying solid yring embedded in and moving iiiraceways formed in the race members.

2. A laminated ring anti-friction bearing, comprisingy laminated race members, and a V,load carrying vsolid ring embedded in and bers said solid ring beingciruclarinV trans fifi verse cross section. y Y i i Y 5. A laminated ring anti-friction bearing,

f comprising laminated race members,4 and a load carrying ringy element embedded iiifaiid f moving in raceways formed in the race menibers each race member having radially ar- Y ranged laminationswithkliners ybetween the comprisinglaminated race members, and a latter to Vform ring element.

6. l A laminated ring anti-friction bearing, comprising laminated race members, and a load carrying ring element embedded in and moving in raceways formed intherace members each race member having radially arranged laminations with linersbetween the latter to :toringrooves tor receiving the said ring element, the ring element being arranged for holding the race elements for providing a clearance between the non-bearing surfaces thereof. Y f y .f Y `7. A laminated ring anti-friction bearing,

comprising laminated racc members,iaiid a. f

load carrying ringelement embedded in and 'moving in raceways formed iii the race inember said race membersincludiiig alternate .laminatioiis and separators, the laminations being of metal and the separators oi' a coiiiposition of hair'felt, graphite land (talloivi- NI-LOH) soap.

8.y A laminated ring 'antidriction' bearing,

load carrying ring element embeddediii and groovesfor receiving the said 'zoV moving in raceways formed in therace nienr bers saidrace membersincluding alternate laminationsand separators and the lanniiations being formed with projections entend-fi ing vthru the rseparators and engaging fin recesses in adjacent laniiiiations tor forming a rigid whole of thelaminated unit.

9. yA laminated ring anti-friction bearing, comprising laminated race mcmberaaiid a load carrying ring element embedded in and moving in raceways toi-ined vin the race menibers7 said race members including alternate laininatioiis and separatorsaiid the laiiiina` tions being formed withprojections extendv ing thru the separators and engagingin recesses in adjacent laminations for forming a rigid Whole ot the laminated unit, oiie'oi: the lamiiiations of `'each race member being formed into a master laminationarranged for being engaged in the unit last and then locking the unit into the saidri gid whole.

l0. A laminated ring anti-friction bearing, cciiiprising laminated'race members, and a load carrying ring element embedded in and moving in raceways iorincd iii the race ineinbers, said race members including .alternate laminatioiis and separators and the lamina- Vtions being formed with projections extend ing thru the separators and engaging in recesses iii adjacent laminations for `forming a rigid rwhole of the laminated unit, one oi the laininations of each race member being formed into a master lamination arranged for being engaged in the unit last and then locking theunitY into the said rigid Whole," a

means being provided tor` holding the lamina tions and separators in assembled condition. 1l., A laminated ring anti-friction bearing, comprising laminated race members, and a cesses in adjacent laminations for-forming a rigid; Whole of the laminated unit one or, the' Y laminations of eachv ra-eeV member lbeing 1'0"?v load carrying ring eleiiienteinbedded in and moving in raceways formed in the race members, said race members including alternate lamination'sandv separatorsl andthe lamina-- v tions being formed Vwith projections'extending thru. the e separators and: engaging.: in -reformed intoa ina-ster lamination. arrangedfor being engaged in the unit last and then locking the unit intothe said'rigidwhole,a means being provided for holding the laminat-ions and separators in assembled condition consistlaminations. v g

l2. A laminated ring anti-friction bearing comprising laminated race members and a ing of end rings -threadedly engaged on the.

i load carrying ringk elementeinbedded in and moving in raCeWa-ys formed in the race mem-k bers, saidraee members including alternate laminations andseparators and the laminations being formed .With proj eetioiisl entendbeing engagedl in the iinit last and then-lock-L ing thefiinit into the said rigid Whole, also one'oi the laminations being formed With aV Y key groove for receiving a key-to hold the race member on asha'ft. f

13. A laminated ring anti-friction bearing,

comprisingA laminated race members, andv a.

loadcarrying ring element embedded inan'd moving in racevvays'formed in theu race mem- A in.

bers7 said race members Comprising holding Casings, and laminations and separators therecomprising laminated raee members, and a load Carryng'ring elementembedded in'and moving 'in raeeWays formed in the raiee members said race members comprising Amolding'r easings With hub portions, and laminations vand separators Within the casings held relative to the veasings by projections from the nations.y

Vcasings engaging against portions ofthe lami- 15. A laminated ring antiffr'iction bearing; comprising laminated race membersfand a load lCarrying ringelement embedded 4in and moving in raeevvays formed in the iacemem'-` bers, said race members comprising holding oasi-nge vvith hub port-ions, and laminations and separators, Within the L oasings heldy -rela-V tiveto the oasings by projections from the Ycasings engaging against portions of theflaininations and oil-passages formed Within the Cas` ingsand laminations for directingV oilto lubrioate and coolthe bearing.

16; A laminated ringl anti-'friction bearing,

comprising laminated race members,l andi a i load carrying ring elementembedded in and laminated ring anti-rietion bearing,v

movingin raeeWa-ys formed in tlie race members, said rraee members comprisingfholding.

easings4 with hub portions,y and Ylaminations and separators Withinf the easings held relav tive to the 'Casingsbyl projections fromv the easingszengaging-against portions of the llaminations V,one lamination in each easing being a fmasterlamination for ,holding the other lamiii'ation'sina lockedeondition.

Signed, at New VYork eity,]in-the Coiinty` l Y of NewYork and State of New `Yorkjithis jthdayoiiDeCemben.Al 13.1928.' Y i FRITZ E.v BRESIEN.A

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